History

1895 is a picture about the life of brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere, who have immortalized their names as inventors of cinematography. What ...

A dramatic retelling of the life of Michel de Nostredame, from his early work as a plague doctor to his time at the court of Catherine de Medici, ...

In 1920s Taiwan, Jou, a controversial woman with a tragic past, seeks to change her life after falling for a man named Che. Meanwhile, a man ...

The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin.

In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have ...

Serafina, Pulcinella and Isabella are three lusty, beautiful members of a traveling theatrical troupe touring the French countryside in the 17th ...

A new doctor from Moscow arrives at a provincial mental institution. His interest is the peculiarities of the psyche of a patient who believes ...

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating ...

Gore Vidal’s historical novel is brought to life in this television production of Turner Network Television’s Billy the Kid.

The story of a family embroiled in the “White Terror,” the Kuomintang government’s anti-communist political repression that was ...

A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.

On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group ...

A man’s story parallels Hitler’s rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. ...

Young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from imprisonment by a stranger. In return, the stranger wants to obtain a list of Jakub’s fellow ...

In ancient Pompeii, slaves are bought and sold for household chores and sex. A mysterious queen moves among the elite, meantime secretly helping ...

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling ...

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to ...

A 1986 film directed by Li Han-Hsiang. Nominated for Best Film in the 6th annual Hong Kong Film Awards.

Sam Elliot stars as Sam Houston, the visionary who nearly single-handedly forged the state of Texas into a powerful entity in its own right. ...

A tale centered on the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where the Flemish rank and file won a major victory over the glorious French knights.

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara – the founder of the non-duality ...

A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy’s life and the lives of the Japanese people.

The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel’s prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

This is a powerful, yet fictionalized life story of Huo Yuan Chia, a real kung fu master in Southern China who brought respect to the populace ...

A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler’s young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. ...

Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off ...

Today it’s a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems ...

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil ...

The life of Dacian war-leader Burebista who ruled between 80-44 B.C.and founded a strong Dacian Kingdom despite considerable pressure from the ...

Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French ...

The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century till the early ...

Jon, a young peasant love more “the land” than his engaged girlhood, Florica.Just when Ion thinks he has become master of his own ...

The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane.

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.

The “David and Goliath” legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David’s later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is ...

The movie is set in 18th century Maramureș region of Romania. The Romanian officer Grigore Pintea return to his village and finds out that his ...

This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the ...

Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him ...

This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that ...

In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty ...

In the late 19th century, a young woman moves to Amsterdam with her family and tries to make a living. Preyed upon by various men, she ...

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII’s life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to ...

An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pătrașcu (better known as “Mihai Viteazul” / “Michael the ...

In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As ...

In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter’s apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the ...

A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled – there’s a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a ...